Cyclotron Operator Dinnington, North East England, England
Job description
About This Role
Alliance Medical Radiopharmacy Ltd, part of the Life Healthcare Group, provide radiopharmaceuticals to imaging centres in all regions of the UK from a national network of facilities. The manufacturing facility based in Dinnington is designed around a twin cyclotron set up and contains the first ever TR-24 cyclotron to be installed in the UK.
We have an exciting opportunity for an operator to join our team of technicians at our licenced facility in Dinnington, South Yorkshire. Reporting to the site engineering manager, you will be directly involved in the operation and maintenance of our cyclotrons and supporting plant for the production radiopharmaceuticals.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Carry out day-to-day Operation of the cyclotrons for manufacture of radioisotopes under Good manufacturing practices (GMP).
- Carry out PPM and reactive maintenance in line with established procedures.
- Ensure rapid response on all machinery breakdowns, fault finding and implement correction.
- Capture and record all maintenance work completed.
- Capture and record all required KPI information.
- Prepare purchase orders and maintain inventory for your area of responsibility
- Assist as required in establishing and developing procedures and documentation under direction from the engineering manager
- Collaborate with other departments and facilities (potential to travel)
- Undertake and complete in a timely manner assigned tasks and activities
- Work alongside external contractors as and when required
- Assist in building maintenance activities.
- Attend training courses as required by the company to carry out your duties.
- Will involve regular shift work (nights and days)
This is a main over view and not a completely exhaustive list of responsibilities and you may well be asked to perform other tasks as and when required.
Please note that we will be interviewing throughout the duration of this advert. Therefore if you are interested in this role an early application is advised as we may close the advert prior to the advertised date.
Candidates Qualification, Skills and Experience
Skills Required
- Will hold a degree or diploma in engineering, electronic or mechanical technology from a recognized technical institute, or equivalent training, for example through military service or apprenticeship.
- Experience working in a manufacturing environment operating and maintaining equipment
- Works well in a team environment.
- Ability to work under pressure and can prioritize effectively to support own workload and that of the team.
- Willingness to learn and develop new skills.
- Ability to follow procedures and instructions
- Good communication skills
- Computer literate (Microsoft office applications, VBA experience is desirable but not essential)
- Ability and means to travel as shift work will cross nights when public transport is less available
Alliance Medical Values
Alliance Medical are Europe’s leading independent provider of imaging services.
We combine service excellence and innovative imaging technologies to improve patient care and support NHS and independent organisations with their ongoing imaging requirements. Our approach has delivered consistent company growth for more than 30 years.
We live by our company values to ensure the highest level of patient care:
Our Values
Leaders, managers, and supervisors have a particular responsibility to be role models in terms of how they demonstrate these values themselves and how they engage their teams to work in this way.
Collaboration:
We work together and in partnership for all our patients. We respect expertise and combine it to achieve more.
Excellence:
We never compromise. We strive to deliver the very best in everything we do to ensure the highest quality of care. We treat our patients and each other with compassion, dignity and respect.
Learning:
Knowledge and understanding comes from learning. At Alliance Medical we are committed to ensuring that each and every one of us keeps on learning and that we continuously look for improved ways of working.
Efficiency:
Efficiency in healthcare means more patients get better care. We constantly seek new ways to use the scarce resource of healthcare more intelligently so that more people can live longer, fuller lives.
Openness:
We act with transparency and honesty in everything we do, where staff are encouraged to speak up to ensure a safe and secure environment for our patients.
Additional note
This Job Description is not inflexible, but is an outline and account of the main duties of the position. Any changes will be discussed with the job holder in advance. The Job Description will be reviewed periodically to take into account changes and/or developments in service requirements.
